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Melissa, my physical therapist, is now allowing me 15 minutes of 
practice on odd days with Gabriella, but only if I don't experience 
discomfort or pain. On even days I must do my exercises. Some of you 
may recall I had my first solo gig last Christmas at a banquet. I had 
a LOT of rehearsal for this, and was also playing in a church praise 
band. A year prior to this, I pulled a muscle in my arm lifting 
lumber while helping my father in law build a pergola on the back of 
me and my bride's house. My arm hurt now and then, but being a dumb 
lug of a male, tended to ignore it and soldier on.

Shortly after Christmas, the pain in the elbow got to the point where 
I couldn't ignore it and was diagnosed with "tennis elbow". I was 
pulled off all activiy by Melissa that involve the use of my left 
(volume) arm. The past month and and a half has been a heartbreaker 
for me. I miss playing my theremin. Gabby has been mostly silent, and 
it breaks it my heart not being able to play at all. I feel blessed 
even to play now every other day as I heal.

Melissa assures me this is the correct way to go rather than the 
quick and dirty "shot in the arm" with cortisone, which I understand 
tends to mask pain before one is healed and cause one to reinjure 
onself.

So, I basically was pulled off the active play list about the same 
time I say my name on the Honorable Mention List for 2007 in the Neo 
Classical Category!!

I love this instrument. And to think a little over 2 years ago I 
considered myself "non musical".

Philip Neidlinger
Richmond Hill, Georgia

Hang in there, Phil.  Injuries are a bugger.

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DAVID VESEL -- synthetic music for humans
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Spellbound, a brief program of music for theremin
Sunday 10PM-12AM http://spellbound.purplenote.com

kmg5443 wrote:

> Melissa, my physical therapist, is now allowing me 15 minutes of 
> practice on odd days with Gabriella, but only if I don't experience 
> discomfort or pain. On even days I must do my exercises. Some of you 
> may recall I had my first solo gig last Christmas at a banquet. I had 
> a LOT of rehearsal for this, and was also playing in a church praise 
> band. A year prior to this, I pulled a muscle in my arm lifting 
> lumber while helping my father in law build a pergola on the back of 
> me and my bride's house. My arm hurt now and then, but being a dumb 
> lug of a male, tended to ignore it and soldier on.
> 
> Shortly after Christmas, the pain in the elbow got to the point where 
> I couldn't ignore it and was diagnosed with "tennis elbow". I was 
> pulled off all activiy by Melissa that involve the use of my left 
> (volume) arm. The past month and and a half has been a heartbreaker 
> for me. I miss playing my theremin. Gabby has been mostly silent, and 
> it breaks it my heart not being able to play at all. I feel blessed 
> even to play now every other day as I heal.
> 
> Melissa assures me this is the correct way to go rather than the 
> quick and dirty "shot in the arm" with cortisone, which I understand 
> tends to mask pain before one is healed and cause one to reinjure 
> onself.
> 
> So, I basically was pulled off the active play list about the same 
> time I say my name on the Honorable Mention List for 2007 in the Neo 
> Classical Category!!
> 
> I love this instrument. And to think a little over 2 years ago I 
> considered myself "non musical".
> 
> Philip Neidlinger
> Richmond Hill, Georgia
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> 
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> 
> 
>  
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> 
> 
>

My skills, meager as they are, fortunately, haven't suffered all that 
much from the enforced hiatus. Plus, my family gets a break from 
night after night of hearing "Dark Shadows" music. 

Are you going to try and make Etherfest??? I am. Don't know if Sheri 
will be with me, but I've requested time for a builder's forum to 
give a talk on Gabby's construction and theremin theory in general. 
If the folks at Moog say yes to my proposal, any one who has built a 
theremin is welcome to help out.

Philip Neidlinger


--- In aetherphon@yahoogroups.com, David V <porphyrous@...> wrote:
>
> Hang in there, Phil.  Injuries are a bugger.
> 
> -----
> DAVID VESEL -- synthetic music for humans
> -----
> Spellbound, a brief program of music for theremin
> Sunday 10PM-12AM http://spellbound.purplenote.com
> 
> kmg5443 wrote:
> > Melissa, my physical therapist, is now allowing me 15 minutes of 
> > practice on odd days with Gabriella, but only if I don't 
experience 
> > discomfort or pain. On even days I must do my exercises. Some of 
you 
> > may recall I had my first solo gig last Christmas at a banquet. I 
had 
> > a LOT of rehearsal for this, and was also playing in a church 
praise 
> > band. A year prior to this, I pulled a muscle in my arm lifting 
> > lumber while helping my father in law build a pergola on the back 
of 
> > me and my bride's house. My arm hurt now and then, but being a 
dumb 
> > lug of a male, tended to ignore it and soldier on.
> > 
> > Shortly after Christmas, the pain in the elbow got to the point 
where 
> > I couldn't ignore it and was diagnosed with "tennis elbow". I was 
> > pulled off all activiy by Melissa that involve the use of my left 
> > (volume) arm. The past month and and a half has been a 
heartbreaker 
> > for me. I miss playing my theremin. Gabby has been mostly silent, 
and 
> > it breaks it my heart not being able to play at all. I feel 
blessed 
> > even to play now every other day as I heal.
> > 
> > Melissa assures me this is the correct way to go rather than the 
> > quick and dirty "shot in the arm" with cortisone, which I 
understand 
> > tends to mask pain before one is healed and cause one to reinjure 
> > onself.
> > 
> > So, I basically was pulled off the active play list about the 
same 
> > time I say my name on the Honorable Mention List for 2007 in the 
Neo 

> > Classical Category!!
> > 
> > I love this instrument. And to think a little over 2 years ago I 
> > considered myself "non musical".
> > 
> > Philip Neidlinger
> > Richmond Hill, Georgia
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > AETHERPHON, the global thereminist community
> > 
> > To contact the moderator, e-mail porphyrous@...
> > 
> > 
> >  
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >
>